Co-op heist 'em up Payday 3 is due for release later this month, but if you can't wait there's a second beta test underway now. It runs through the weekend until September 11th and is designed to stress test the servers ahead of launch.
If you're interested in participating, you can head to the Payday 3 Steam page and request access to the technical test. It's an open beta, so everyone who wants it should be able to get access. Developers Starbreeze Studios are asking players to help out by all logging on during particular hours, to really put the servers through their paces.
Ed spent some time playing Payday 3 at Gamescom last month, and found it a lot like previous Paydays. That's no bad thing, however.
I'm looking forward to Payday 3. It's not as flashy as the galactic blockbuster of early September, or the onslaught of new games arriving in October, but the previous Paydays were breezy japery and I fancy a bit more of that with a pal or two when it releases on September 21st.
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